Re: Installation of 2.2.1
Ian Redfern <redferni@logica.com> writes:
> At the keyboard choice menu, it talks about the 'exact right choice' -
> just one, please.
Fixed in cvs.
> Just before choosing device drivers, it says 'No space left on device' -
> according to dmesg, it was getting 'cdrom: open failed' fairly
> frequently, although at no time did I use my cdrom.
Hmm.. I don't see this... anyone have clues?
> ipv6 and video module dirs have no description, as do many modules.
Yes -- this is a modconf bug. I just filed an RC bug for this.
Enrique needs to get on it!
> When looking at the networking modules list, the leftmost character was
> missing.
Filed another important modconf bug.
> When I selected eepro100 I was told 'Parameter documentation for this
> module is invalid'.
Something is definately wedged with the modconf stuff. Added urgent
task to 'todo'.
> On the screen to confirm the directory to install base from, there is
> only a cancel button.
Hmmmm... yeah... it should have OK and cancel.
> I got several references to
> Warning /etc/mailcap does not exist
> Warning /usr/lib/mime/packages/mime-support-compat does not exist
> while installing.
Not sure if we need to do something there..... anyone have more data?
> The task selection is completely broken - nothing works.
Yeah -- that got ripped out and is being replaced by tausq.
> For some reason, it seemed to be installing perl-5.004.
Fixed.
> When trying to remove pcmcia-cs post-install, it gave the odd error
> message
> No pcmcia driver in /proc/devices
> and I had to install/upgrade it then remove it before it would go away.
Feh... sounds like a pcmcia-cs bug? I'll check it out...
> The configuration questions for exim are too complex - nothing else asks
> anything like as many questions.
You should file a bug with exim.
> gettext would not install because
> /var/lib/emacsen-common/installed-flavors was missing, but nor would it
> remove afterwards.
gettext removed from base.
> time complained about unsupported postrm option 'install'
File bug with whatever that pkg is, please.
> The defaults for gpm are an MS mouse - surely most people have PS/2 mice
> these days?
File bug with gpm please.
> My keyboard map (UK) that I setup during the install was ignored and I
> had to run kbdconfig manually.
Oh ick.
> There's a big problem with dependencies and the xserver packages - in
> particular, XF86Setup installed but xserver-vga16 wasn't present or
> required.
file bug with those pkgs please.
> I'm now writing this message from Netscape on the said machine, and it
> all seems to be working fine.
I'm shocked you were able to install at all! Congrats!
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.....Adam Di Carlo....adam@onShore.com.....<URL:http://www.onShore.com/>
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